Piper betle
"Piper betle" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that is indigenous in the Indian Malay region and cultivated in Madagascar, and the West Indies. It contains chavibetol, chavicol and cadinene. The leaf is chewed as a stimulant, antiseptic and sialogogue. The common name of betel is also used for ARECA.
| Descriptor ID |
D031721
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.812.666.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Piper betle- Piper betle
- Piper betles
- betle, Piper
- betles, Piper
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